NEW YORK — Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha thinks about the confrontation with New York police that left him with a broken leg "almost daily" and is filing a civil suit because "they have to be held accountable and be smart about how to interact with people."

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Sefolosha isn't fully recovered from the injuries in April that ended his season. He sat out Thursday against the Knicks after playing Tuesday in Atlanta's opener. He said it was good to be back in New York, though he allowed that it was "a little bit different this time."

"Of course it reminds me of that night, but at the same time, I mean it's been six months and I've been thinking about it almost daily," Sefolosha said.

He was back this month when he was acquitted of charges of misdemeanor obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest outside a nightclub the night before the Hawks were to play the Nets.

Sefolosha, of Switzerland, said he understands police have a difficult job, but wants to make sure it is done properly.

"I don't think it'd be fair to knock down the police's job or anything like this, but at the same time I think they have to be held accountable and be smart about how to interact with people," Sefolosha said.

No errors in Magic game: A league evaluation of the officiating in Wednesday's Magic-Wizards game concluded that a key replay ruling was correct. The most controversial play of the Magic's 88-87 home loss came in the closing seconds. With Orlando down by one, Tobias Harris tried to bank in a shot. As the ball rolled off the rim, both Orlando's Nik Vucevic and Washington's Bradley Beal touched it. The refereeing crew chief, Jason Phillips, originally said the Wizards had committed goaltending. But a review conducted at league offices in Secaucus, N.J., determined the ball was not in the cylinder, and the call was overturned.

Game highlights: Marc Gasol had 20 points and Mike Conley added 13 points and 10 assists in his return home as the visiting Grizzlies rallied past the Pacers 112-103. … Jeff Teague scored 23 and former Gator Al Horford added 21 as the visiting Hawks beat the Knicks 112-101.

Around the league: The league fined Clippers guard Austin Rivers $25,000 for an incident in which he hit a seat cushion that flew into the stands and hit a fan during Wednesday's game at Sacramento. Rivers, son of Clippers coach Doc Rivers, invited the fan who was hit by the seat cushion back to the locker room area after the game along with her family and apologized to them, ESPN reported. "She was very nice about it," Rivers said. "The bottom line was, it was an accident." … The Detroit Free Press reported that former Pistons Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace will have their numbers retired at two separate ceremonies this season. Dates have not been set.

JACKSONVILLE — On his worst pass of Thursday's preseason game against the Jaguars, Jameis Winston threw a ball from the seat of his pants toward the end zone and it appeared to be intercepted by safety Barry Church.

TORONTO — Two pitches RHP Chris Archer didn't execute are the ones that stood out Thursday as Josh Donaldson hit them out of the park. But the two solo home runs aside, Archer turned in a sterling outing that went atop the pile of good pitching the Rays keep wasting.

CLEARWATER — Tracey Fritzinger has seen Tim Tebow play baseball a few times this year. The 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident went to two of his games against the Tampa Yankees, along with Joy, her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

TORONTO — The signs of frustration were readily apparent as the Rays trudged toward home Thursday after another game littered with squandered opportunities evolved into another wasted day in the wild-card race with a 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.